The main thing that distinguishes God from everything else is His HOLINESS. Compromised “Church-ianity” has been relentless in its attempt to bring God down to the human level, and raise man up to the divine level. Humanizing God and deifying man has minimized sin in the minds of church goers. Self-esteem, positive thinking, psychological coping...
The "no-holiness-now" advocates, be they Puritanical or antinomian, are united in the belief that holiness on earth is not for today. (Antinomian—the view that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law)
Or Is Holiness a Hoax? Holiness defines God’s character, first and foremost. It is His complete “otherness” that distinguishes Him from us. He is “separate” from all creation. Yet both Testaments command God’s people to be holy (Lev. 20:26, 1 Pet. 1:16). This three-time holy God makes holiness an imperative—”Be ye holy.” Anyone who has...